No. 5: Jamauri Bogan

Why he's No. 5: Bogan enters the 2018 season with a chance to further etch his name in the Western Michigan history books. The 5-foot-7, 190-pound fifth-year senior is currently ranked No. 8 in career rushing yards (2,563) and fourth in rushing touchdowns (27), despite missing multiple games over the last two seasons due to injury. He was a three-star recruit who spurned Georgia Tech to become a Bronco, and, after redshirting in 2014, he exploded onto the scene, becoming the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and capping off the 2015 season by being named MVP of the Bahamas Bowl with 215 rushing yards and four touchdowns. He was a major factor in helping WMU win the 2016 MAC title while also leading the team in rushing against Wisconsin in the Cotton Bowl. He enters his final season in Kalamazoo on the watch lists for the Doak Walker Award (best running back in college football) and the Danny Wuerfel Trophy (community service). Beyond being a veteran locker room leader, he remains an elusive running back capable of exploding through small seams in the defense and is rarely ever brought down on first contact.

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